doesn’t mean you love yourself unconditionally, or others unconditionally, or His genius plan for your life unconditionally. The sin of human-wisdom-dependency and its fruit — self-contempt and others-contempt, robs Christians of the joy and peace that’s ours in Jesus. Pride, not humility. Walking around with unrecognized-and-therefore-unconfessed sin is a heavy yoke on our shoulders weighing…

is some IMperfection now and then — the thwarting of our plans by Jesus. Whyzat? We need lots of disillusionment about our human-wisdom. Impossible to aim for perfection unless I’m human-wisdom-dependent — confident-I-know-what’s-best. Jesus loves us well, when He thwarts our plans for perfection — for things going just right. Control freaks need retraining, so…

to wish you a Merry Christmas from Hatfield, and to resend last Tuesday’s post, which did’t get to most of you because of Internet problems last week. Christmas is a time for remembering that Jesus not only came to secure for us a place in Heaven, but also to retrain us in a much-better way…

is being used by Jesus to grow him way-more dependent on Jesus. Powerful testimony in this short video interview, especially for believers going through adversity. And he has some gems for seculars. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvwycXLqbA4&feature=emb_logo — Dave McCarty, GospelFriendships, having way-too much experience with adversity To receive my Tuesday posts, email me, or subscribe to my blog:…

Human-wisdom — mine and others, always tries to convince me that easIER would make me happier. And I’m gullible. EasIER won’t make you happier, Dave. In Heaven you’ll have easy 24/7. Right now, I’m using harrrd, suffering, in your life, to disillusion you about the trustworthiness of human-wisdom. Your human-wisdom is the enemy of your…

about everything just as it is — including the harrrd, and everyone just as we are — including the irritating. Because they have sovereignty-awareness as they go through their day — seeing SovereignShepherdJesus behind everyone and everything, all according to His genius plan. Two kinds of unhappy Christians — a) those who suppress their frustration/disappointment…

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for all Christians, but sadly, goes unrecognized and unconfessed in the Church. Understanding is not considered sin, but essential to daily life. We humans obsess about understanding everything and everyone. Can’t control my life if I don’t understand. We read books, Scripture, online articles, listen to seminars, sermons, SO THAT we can better understand. But…

Jesus is not Lord as I go through my day. I don’t see Him behind everyone and everything. So I don’t experience other-worldly peace, stress-free living. Instead, my human-wisdom directs me, so I feel ALONE and in CHARGE of my life, my circumstances, weight of the world on my shoulders — pseudo-faith throughout my day,…

Or politicians? Or democracy? Because to know how to vote, what to do, I have to be confident-I-know-what’s-best — rely on human-wisdom. No corruption in Heaven, or willfulness, agenda, pride, rudeness, selfishness, because ALL of these rely on human-wisdom, and there is no human-wisdom in Heaven. Only Jesus-wisdom, Jesus-dependency, and its fruit — humility, graciousness,…